J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2020 Aug;61(8):940-943. 10.3341/jkos.2020.61.8.940.
Apocrine Hidrocystoma Presenting as a Lacrimal Gland Mass
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
- KMID: 2505314
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2020.61.8.940
Abstract
- Purpose
To report a case of apocrine hidrocystoma in the lacrimal gland.
Case summary
A 51-year-old woman presented with a left upper eyelid mass that occurred two years before presenting tohospital. Upon physical examination, a painless palpable mass on the left upper eyelid was observed. Based on slit-lamp examination,a pinkish mass with a well-circumscribed border on the left upper temporal conjunctiva was observed. Orbital computedtomography showed a well-defined contrast enhanced mass of 8 × 9 × 9 mm in the lacrimal lesion. The mass was removed completelyunder local anesthesia. Biopsy confirmed that the mass was an apocrine hidrocystoma. There was no recurrence at oneyear postoperatively.
Conclusions
This is the first report of an apocrine hidrocystoma in a lacrimal lesion in Korea. Apocrine hidrocystoma is rarelyfound on lacrimal gland lesions, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a lacrimal gland mass.
